Saw vs. Sew

Sawnoun

A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal

Sawnoun

A musical saw.

Sawnoun

A sawtooth wave.

Sawnoun

(obsolete) Something spoken; speech, discourse.

Sawnoun

(often old saw) A saying or proverb.

Sawnoun

(obsolete) Opinion, idea, belief; by thy ~, in your opinion; commune ~, common opinion; common knowledge; on no ~, by no means.

Sawnoun

(obsolete) Proposal, suggestion; possibility.

Sawnoun

(obsolete) Dictate; command; decree.

Sawverb

(transitive) To cut (something) with a saw.

Sawverb

(intransitive) To make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw.

Sawverb

(intransitive) To be cut with a saw.

Sawverb

(transitive) To form or produce (something) by cutting with a saw.

Sawinterjection

(slang) what's up (either as a greeting or actual question)

Saw

imp. of See.

Sawnoun

Something said; speech; discourse.

Sawnoun

A saying; a proverb; a maxim.

Sawnoun

Dictate; command; decree.

Sawnoun

An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood, iron, etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel, with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing.

Sawverb

To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw timber or marble.

Sawverb

To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to saw logs or timber into boards or planks; to saw shingles; to saw out a panel.

Sawverb

Also used figuratively; as, to saw the air.

Sawverb

To use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well.

Sawverb

To cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast.

Sawverb

To be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly.

Sawnoun

a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

Sawnoun

hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting

Sawnoun

a power tool for cutting wood

Sawverb

cut with a saw;

Saw

A saw is a tool consisting of a tough blade, wire, or chain with a hard toothed edge. It is used to cut through material, very often wood though sometimes metal or stone.

Sewverb

(transitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.

Sewverb

(intransitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.

Sewverb

(transitive) To enclose by sewing.

Sewverb

To drain the water from.

Sewverb

(nautical) Of a ship, to be grounded.

Sewnoun

Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy.

Sewverb

To follow; to pursue; to sue.

Sewverb

To unite or fasten together by stitches, as with a needle and thread.

Sewverb

To close or stop by ssewing; - often with up; as, to sew up a rip.

Sewverb

To inclose by sewing; - sometimes with up; as, to sew money in a bag.

Sewverb

To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread.

Sewverb

To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish.

Sewverb

fasten by sewing; do needlework

Sewverb

create (clothes) with cloth;

Sewverb

join, fasten, or repair (something) by making stitches with a needle and thread or a sewing machine

Sewverb

attach (something) to something else by sewing

Sewverb

make (a garment) by sewing